In a message dated 07/09/00 2:01:02 AM Central Daylight Time, iainida@hutchcity.com writes: << Hello All, Am I alone in thinking that this subject is seriously off-topic? Not to mention the fact that many listers may be offended by it. Best regards, Iain Rogers, Hong Kong >> Yes Iain, 24 hours later and it appears you are the only one who gets angry and offended at a wee joke. Surely we are allowed to show our teeth in a wee smile now and then. As for off topic? The swimmer is Scottish, Inverness is in Scotland, I am from Inverness this is the Inverness list, Invernesians are amongst the funniest people in the world, well most of them, with a smile on their lips and a kind word and a wee joke when you meet them. I am genuinely sorry you were offended the objective was to give everyone a wee smile. dave